Funerary tile
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Period
100 BCE-100 CE -
Geography
China -
Material
Unglazed earthenware -
Dimension
H x W x D: 31.4 × 29.3 × 16.7 cm (12 3/8 × 11 9/16 × 6 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1923.19 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1923.19
Object Details
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Description
Hollow tomb tile, perhaps a socle. Both sides the same. Broken areas along edges.Clay: slate-gray earthenware; fine texture.Glaze: noneDecoration: impressed with dies or stamps in low flat relief; two profile kneeling armed guardian figures flanking stylized tree over narrow horizontal panels - (1) two birds facing central seated figure (2) horse and carriage followed by horseman. -
Provenance
To ?Jen Ku-chei, Zhengzhou, Henan, China [1]From 1923Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Jen Ku-chei, Zhengzhou, Henan, China [2]Notes:[1] Transferred from the Bishop Collection; formerly T-2.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Jen Ku-chei -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Architectural Element -
Restrictions and Rights
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